Found Deceased Canada - Owen Rooney, 24, Grand Forks, BC, 14 Aug 2010

[Hazel]

Keeping the search alive one year after Owen Rooney's disappearance

The Boundary Sentinel - by Mona Mattei on 18 Aug 2011

On this week's anniversary of his disappearance, Owen’s family, along with the RCMP, are asking once again for the public’s help, particularly those who attended last year’s Shambala event, in garnering new tips and leads to locating Owen or where he may have gone.

“We attended Shambala last week and took business cards that we had made up with his picture and the website and images of his tattoos on them and handed them out,” explained Kelly. “We just made sure people who were at the festival were aware of it and talking about it and continuing to spread the word.”

RCMP have recently received Rooney’s phone records and are looking for clues as to his location. The team is conducting some door-to-door investigations asking people at Christina Lake and near the hospital once again if they have any information.

“We’ve done a lot of reviewing on the file, and checking on things and the answer is simply that we’re no farther ahead than when we started,” commented Staff Sargeant Jim Harrison with the Grand Forks RCMP. “It’s just one of those frustrating things that nothing has panned out as far as any of the leads or tips that we’ve investigated.

full article: http://boundarysentinel.com/news/keeping-search-alive-one-year-after-owen-rooneys-disappearance-13125

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Family to consider other avenues in search for Owen

CANADIAN music festival goers were unable to shed any more light on the whereabouts of Milton man Owen Rooney earlier this month.

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The search for clues continues and Mrs Rooney said the Royal Canadian Mounted Police now have Owen’s text messages from the weeks before he went missing.

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Mrs Rooney said the possibility that Owen’s mental health condition played a part in his disappearance still needs to be explored.

More: http://www.ulladullatimes.com.au/ne...other-avenues-in-search-for-owen/2270364.aspx

 

[dotr]

Rooting for the Rooney family and hoping for a break in this puzzle.
I can't help but think, that if Owen has been living hard and possibly fallen victim (imo) to a drug like crack, he would not look at all like the handsome Owen that we see in photos...

 

[dotr]

Wondering if people have looked for Owen around all hospital grounds and nearby areas..
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/09/12/bc-psychsecurity.html
Missing patients, illicit drugs in Vancouver hospital

Patients' families, staff and police say facility substandard

By Kathy Tomlinson, CBC News

Posted: Sep 12, 2011 2:03 PM PT

Last Updated: Sep 12, 2011 7:57 PM

Many of the patients were brought there by police and were then committed — deemed a threat to themselves and others. Even so, the front and back doors are propped wide open. The only place patients can get fresh air is out on the public street.

“Patients can just walk away,” said Howes. “Quite often people will take the approach of saying, ‘I am out of here. I’m gone.’ Then the police are called and the police are asked to go and find them and bring them back — because they are at risk.”

 

[dotr]

Bumping for Owen and posting a followup of sorts, about "animal control" at Christina Lake...
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2011/09/21/18717476.html
"Conservation officers around Christina Lake, B.C., have been forced to put down 17 bears this year, some of which are suspected to be the former guardians of a marijuana grow-up."

 

[dotr]

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2011/09/28/18750516.html
Martina Jeff said her daughter, Jamie Haller, was running from a gang in Williams Lake on Sept. 10 when she came upon a passerby who called police.

Haller asked for help, but Mounties arrested her and put her in the back of a cruiser, Jeff said.

 

[Hazel]

Searchers Unable To Find Clues To Location Of Missing Teen (Jamie Lee, 19)

It is three and a half weeks since 19 year old James Lee walked away from a campground at Smoky Flats south of city, with still no sign of what happened to or where the Grande Prairie teen might be.

http://hqgrandeprairie.com/news/local/news/Local/11/09/28/Searchers-Unable-To-Find-Clues-To-Location-Of-Missing-Teen

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Report criticizes hospital for care of missing Australian

An internal report says medical staff at Boundary Hospital in Grand Forks, B.C., could have done more to help a young Australian man who later vanished from the hospital.

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The report states Rooney was confused and depressed, and staff should have called social services. It also says medical observations of Rooney were poorly documented, and communication with his family could have been better.


More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...14/bc-hospital-rooney-missing-australian.html

 

[Hazel]

Keeping the search alive one year after Owen Rooney's disappearance
The Boundary Sentinel - by Mona Mattei on 18 Aug 2011

RCMP have recently received Rooney’s phone records and are looking for clues as to his location. The team is conducting some door-to-door investigations asking people at Christina Lake and near the hospital once again if they have any information.

“We’ve done a lot of reviewing on the file, and checking on things and the answer is simply that we’re no farther ahead than when we started,” commented Staff Sargeant Jim Harrison with the Grand Forks RCMP. “It’s just one of those frustrating things that nothing has panned out as far as any of the leads or tips that we’ve investigated.

full article: http://boundarysentinel.com/news/keeping-search-alive-one-year-after-owen-rooneys-disappearance-13125

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I wonder if the reviewing on the file and Owen's cellphone records have shed some light about what happened at Christina Lake, and why did Owen decide to walk out of the hospital.

Anyone knows if Owen's sisters and brother are still in Canada?

Owen Rooney (submitted/RCMP)
image source: http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/local/article/944903--not-giving-up-on-their-search​

 

[dotr]

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2011/10/23/18867111.html
"VANCOUVER -- Two commercial fishermen made a grisly discovery Sunday morning, pulling up a body in full scuba gear caught in their crab trap in Burrard Inlet, B.C.

The body, discovered just west of Cates Park in north Vancouver, was in such advanced stage of decomposition its gender has yet to be determined, RCMP said"



Police are asking the public’s help to link the body to possible missing persons reports in the Lower Mainland.

“If you know of a scuba diver who hasn’t been heard of for some time, then notify the RCMP because at this point we don’t have a missing diver reported,” De Jong said.

Anyone with any information should call 604-985-1311 and quote file number 2011-30688.

 

[Hazel]

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2011/10/23/18867111.html
"VANCOUVER -- Two commercial fishermen made a grisly discovery Sunday morning, pulling up a body in full scuba gear caught in their crab trap in Burrard Inlet, B.C.

The body, discovered just west of Cates Park in north Vancouver, was in such advanced stage of decomposition its gender has yet to be determined, RCMP said"



Police are asking the public’s help to link the body to possible missing persons reports in the Lower Mainland.

“If you know of a scuba diver who hasn’t been heard of for some time, then notify the RCMP because at this point we don’t have a missing diver reported,” De Jong said.

Anyone with any information should call 604-985-1311 and quote file number 2011-30688.

dotr, they are mentioning 'scuba diver' -- perhaps that person was wearing a scuba diving wetsuit?

I have mapped Cates Park in north Vancouver, and it is 7 hours drive from Grand Forks.

MAP: http://g.co/maps/5hc8m

I also marked in the MAP Bowen Island, which is a lot closer to Cates Park. Bowen Island is where Jodi HenricksonJodi Henrickson (17) went missing. In my humble opinion, the 'scuba diver' doesn't seem to fit neither her nor Owen, MOO.

 

[summer_breeze]

http://castlegarsource.com/news/ser...-owen-rooneys-disappearance-says-report-14558

by Mona Mattei on 24 Oct 2011

Missing Australian 26-year-old Owen Rooney’s family has mixed feelings over the results of an independent review of Interior Health Authority’s (IHA) procedures at the time of Owen’s disappearance in August 2010.

 

[Hazel]

Service gaps may have contributed to Owen Rooney's disappearance, says report
Castlegar the Source
by Mona Mattei on 24 Oct 2011

“We certainly have not waited for the report. That was evident at step one of looking at what happened when Owen went missing,” said Hampf. “Staff were made immediately aware of some of the gaps and we have done a lot of education and support for the site.”

While Owen’s mother, Sharron Rooney, was pleased to see that the IHA is making changes for future patients, she’s still frustrated that normal protocols were not followed when it came to her son’s care.

“There was no evidence at all as to whether Owen was capable or not capable of making any decisions, documentation was very poor, observations were non-existent,” said Rooney. “Recollections weeks later were our source of information. The nursing staff or hospital staff were not interviewed until weeks and months later. It is now obvious that he was not [mentally capable.]”
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“We’re pleased with the recommendation (to involve the Patient Care Quality Office from the beginning of the case) as communication with the hospital and staff was like Chinese water torture – information was given to us one drop at a time with lengthy waits in between meetings with staff,” said Sharron. “We believe a comprehensive round table debrief asap with proper minute notes taken would have been more appropriate. The information in the first days is vital.”

-- respectfully snipped by me -- long article -- read more at link ^

 

[dotr]

dotr, they are mentioning 'scuba diver' -- perhaps that person was wearing a scuba diving wetsuit?

I have mapped Cates Park in north Vancouver, and it is 7 hours drive from Grand Forks.

MAP: http://g.co/maps/5hc8m

I also marked in the MAP Bowen Island, which is a lot closer to Cates Park. Bowen Island is where Jodi HenricksonJodi Henrickson (17) went missing. In my humble opinion, the 'scuba diver' doesn't seem to fit neither her nor Owen, MOO.

Thread for scuba diver iud.
CANADA CANADA - N. Vancouver (Burrard Inlet) - Scuba Diver Body Found - Oct'11 - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community

 

[dotr]

Thanks Hazel for links ect.Good comment follows long article you posted.

 

[Hazel]

no problem dotr and thank you for the 'scuba diver' link.

Could you please have a look at the following:

Unidentified Human Remains in B.C. Case # 20100022BCCS

Location: Prince George, BC - Recovered in a forested area near Tyner Blvd., located south of the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) campus.
Date Located: 05 Nov 2010
Age (Estimated): 20-40
Sex: Male
Race:
Height: 168 to 178 cms (5'6" to 5'10")
Weight: 63 - 80 kgs. (138 - 176 lbs)
Dentition: very white teeth with no fillings or other dental treatment, good oral hygiene. Chip on right upper front tooth
Hair: shortly cropped, dark, curly and tightly coiled, possibly slightly balding

Clothing: Pants, jeans, Blue, 32/32, "Warehouse One" brand, Authentic Denim wear, Footwear, Brown, 10, GBX leather, Shirt, t shirt, Brown, M, "CORONA" sign, Sweater, hoodie, Black, M, "725 Original" brand, Jacket, ski jacket, Red and White, 10, "Tusk" brand, Headwear, Black, two toques.

• Personal Property "Athletic Works" sport watch worn on arm
• black plastic band sunglasses (black and gray frame with blue tinted glass)
• backpack: gray, with some white, black and red. Logo says: C Jay 92 fm Calgarys Best Rock
• Nokia phone charger
• shoe shine kit
• silver chain, blue scarf, ski gloves, map of Prince George, BC Transit map, small pair of scissors (red handle).

Agency: Prince George City RCMP Detachment
2-D Reconstruction Images:

Front: http://www.missing-u.ca/Images/P20100022BCCS_01.jpg

Front with tinted glasses: http://www.missing-u.ca/Images/P20100022BCCS_02.jpg

respectfully snipped, bolded by me

The 2D reconstruction picture has a striking resemblance IMO. The phone charger and no cellphone caught my attention, as well as the ski gloves, ski jacket, tinted eyeglasses, t-shirt with beer logo, hoodie, toques, etc. Map of Prince George and BC transit map seems to indicate he was not from the area. Seems this individual had visited Calgary hence the logo in backpack.
However, they don't specify race and no mention of tattoos.

Here is the link with more information and pictures of clothing/accessories:
http://www.missing-u.ca/BCDetail.aspx?PersonID=1975

 

[Hazel]

image source / videos at link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/05/01/bc-rooney-parents-leaving.html

 

[dotr]

Teeth and hairline are close, wish they could show the ears, but I must say my first thought was that the iud was black or mixed race...all the clothing seems appropriate,this guy seems to be well taken care of, surprising that he has not been claimed..

 

[Hazel]

Teeth and hairline are close, wish they could show the ears, but I must say my first thought was that the iud was black or mixed race...all the clothing seems appropriate,this guy seems to be well taken care of, surprising that he has not been claimed..

I had come upon this IUD a couple of times before, and always dismissed the possibility he could be our Owen for the same reason you stated. However, there is no race specified, which makes me think that might have been difficult to determine?

Owen's hair looks very curly in the pictures. The ears are totally off though.

There is no estimate of how long they think the IUD had been dead neither.

I too thought it surprising that he hasn't been identified/claimed after a year, reason why this time I decided to post about it....just in case.

One of the images shows a 'Buffalo Community Theater" Oklahoma t-shirt ( image (here ) though...could the IUD be from the States?

coptic cross pendant: http://www.missing-u.ca/Images/P20100022BCCS_05.jpg

silver chain: http://www.missing-u.ca/Images/P20100022BCCS_08.jpg

"Corona" long-sleeve tshirt: http://www.missing-u.ca/Images/P20100022BCCS_11.jpg

wrist watch: http://www.missing-u.ca/Images/P20100022BCCS_09.jpg

more: http://www.missing-u.ca/BCPhoto.aspx?PersonID=1975

 

[dotr]

Before I read Hazel's post, just want to put this suggestion forward, although he (Michael Dixon) was last seen in Costa Rica...
HELP FIND MICHAEL DIXON MISSING IN COSTA RICA - YouTube